Poland's black/doom/sludge experimentalists Thaw preview their impending full-length, Fading Backwards, with a new single, "Wartenberg Wheel". The album, featuring six tracks, is the quintessence of the band's musical identity, showcasing its unique sound in a new light, will be released on 25 October via Agonia Records and will coincide with a tour of Poland.
The musical layer on Thaw's new album truly captures the band's essence, combining vibrant sounds with heavy, low-tuned guitars. These powerful sounds are further enriched with noisy electronics, adding depth and character to each track.
Most of the music was recorded live, giving the tracks a rawness and authenticity, and then carefully overdubbed to achieve the optimal sound. However, it is not just the instruments that define this album; the approach to the vocal parts is completely new.
The entire album was recorded at the renowned Monochrom Studio (Behemoth, Entropia), where Thaw could fully exploit its artistic potential, creating sounds both powerful and full of subtle nuances.
Thaw, known for its relentless pursuit of new forms of expression, proves with this album that its musical journey is far from over. The new record is a return to its roots and a step forward also, showing that the band still has much to offer.
"We are happy and excited that the new Thaw album will finally see the light of day", comments Thaw. "We know that the process of writing and recording this latest album took a significant amount of time. However, we are satisfied with the final result and are eager to see the world's reaction to what will soon be presented to all of you."
Fading Backwards was mixed and mastered by Haldor Grunberg and Krzysztof Kurek at Satanic Audio (Pestilence, Azarath, Behemoth). The cover artwork was designed by Artur Masternak. Link
Thaw - Tour dates:
24.10. Katowice, PL - 5Dom
25.10. Kraków, PL - Gwarek
26.10. Lublin, PL - DK Węglin
27.10. Warszawa, PL - Hydrozagadka
07.11. Poznań, PL - Pod Minogą
08.11. Wrocław, PL - Łącznik
09.11. Bydgoszcz, PL - Over the under pub
10.11. Gdańsk, PL - Wydział remontowy
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